INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Wingate, 1954.
First hardback edition with Peake's illustrations. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on the spine, in a pictorial dustwrapper. Inscribed on the free front endpaper, 'For Clare Smart/ With best wishes/ from/ Mervyn Peake'. Sixty-five black and white illustrations, some full page, where Peake visualises the creations of Carroll through his own eyes. A near fine copy, in a very good dustwrapper, with a couple of short edge tears and minor wear.
The recipient of the book, Clare Smart, was a childhood friend of Peake's daughter, Clare Peake, and a frequent visitor to their household.
This book was first published in paperback, the dustwrapper illustrations were then drawn specially for this hardback edition. Lewis Carroll's classic children's book with the wonderful and unusual illustrations by Mervyn Peake.
PROVENANCE: From the collection of Clare Smart, ownership inscription to front endpaper.
Stock ID: 46458
